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Barishal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Division. It is one of the oldest municipalities and river ports of the country. Barisal municipality was established in the year 1876 during the British rule in India and upgraded to City Corporation on 25 July 2002. Barisal is Bangladesh's third largest information technology and financial hub. The city consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas with a population of 328,278 according to the 2011 national census and with the voter of about 2.48 lakhs according to the 2018 voter list of city election. The area of the city is 58 km2. The city was once called the Venice of the East or the Venice of Bengal. History Barisal was conquered by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji and was later a significant territory of the Delhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Barisal
University of Barishal ( bn, বরিশাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ; also known as Barishal University or simply BU) is a public university located in Barishal, a divisional city in southern Bangladesh. It is the only general public university in Barishal division and the country's 33rd public university. The university was established in 2011 and began academic activities at undergraduate level in six departments under four faculties on 24 January 2012. The university currently offers degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university houses twenty-four academic departments under six faculties, where eighteen departments are currently providing postgraduate degrees. Every year almost 1490 students are admitted to undergraduate programs in the university. The university started its academic activities in the temporary campus at Barishal Zilla School and then shifted to its permanent campus. The permanent suburban campus of 53 acres of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barishal Metropolitan Police
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District and Barisal Division. It is one of the oldest municipalities and river ports of the country. Barisal municipality was established in the year 1876 during the British rule in India and upgraded to City Corporation on 25 July 2002. Barisal is Bangladesh's third largest information technology and financial hub. The city consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas with a population of 328,278 according to the 2011 national census and with the voter of about 2.48 lakhs according to the 2018 voter list of city election. The area of the city is 58 km2. The city was once called the Venice of the East or the Venice of Bengal. History Barisal was conquered by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji and was later a significant territory of the Delhi Sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barisal Division
Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the entirety of Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong Division on the east and Khulna Division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Padma River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River. Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname ''Dhan-Nodi-Khal, Ei tin-e Borishal'' (rice, river and canal built Barishal). History Early Middle Ages In early times the Barisal region was composed of an amalgamation of marshlands formed by the merging of islands brought into existence and built up by alluvial soils washed down the great channels of the combined Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna river systems. In the early 13th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barisal District
Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.''About Barisal'' Local Government Engineering Department, Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives; retrieved 14 May 2014. History Barisal District is a district in southern Bangladesh and is also the headquarter of Barisal Division. Barisal District traces its origins to Bakerganj district which was established in 1797. It was placed in |
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah (politician)
Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was elected as mayor of the Barisal City Corporation in 2018 city election. He is a son of Awami League politician Abul Hasanat Abdullah and grandson of Abdur Rab Serniabat. Early life Abdullah was born to Abul Hasanat Abdullah and Shahan Ara Abdullah in Barisal. He has no formal education and identifies as self educated. Career Abdullah was nominated by Awami League to contest the Barisal City Corporation in 2018. He was the joint secretary of Barisal City unit of Awami League. He skipped a meeting with voters organized by Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). Abdullah received 107,353 votes while his nearest rival, Mazibor Rahman Sarwar of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 13,135 votes. The election was boycotted by the candidates of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Islami Andolon Bangladesh who alleged vote rigging. He was sworn in office by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Bangladesh
This article presents a list of cities and towns in Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives of Bangladesh, there are 532 urban centres in Bangladesh. The bureau defines an urban centre with a population of 100,000 or more as a "city". Altogether, there are 42 such cities in Bangladesh. 11 of these cities can be considered major cities as these are governed by City Corporations. All of the City Corporation-governed cities currently have a population of more than 200,000 (which is not a criterion for the status). Besides the 11 major cities, there are 31 other cities in Bangladesh that are not governed by "City Corporations", rather by "Municipal Corporations". A city with a population of more than 10,000,000 is defined by the bureau as a megacity. Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition. Together, Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong account for 48% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barisal Airport
Barishal Airport is a domestic airport located in the southern city of Barisal in Bangladesh. GMG Airlines, Royal Bengal Airlines and United Airways previously operated flights to Dhaka from this airport. In April 2015, the national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed weekly flights after nine years. Location The airport is located close to Barisal city in Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila. History Before it was re-constructed, there was a huge demand for an airport in the region, for quicker travel to capital Dhaka. Local organisations held many strikes and demonstrations for its construction. The airport was finally built in 1985 on 163 acres of land, at cost of BDT 4 million. It was officially inaugurated by the then president Abdur Rahman Biswas on 3 December 1995. Aero Bengal Airlines, a private airline, was the first airline to launch flights to the airport. National carrier, Biman started their services in November 1995. In 2007, the airport played a signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Barisal ...
The Mayor of the Narayanganj City is the chief executive of the Barishal City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Barisal city. The Mayor's office is located in Nagar Bhaban; it has jurisdiction over all 30 wards of Barisal City List of officeholders ;''Political parties'' * * References {{Reflist Barisal Barisal Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Renamed Places In Bangladesh
The following is the list of places in Bangladesh that underwent a name change in the past. The most common names in English are in bold letters. Barishal Division * Chwandra Deep → Barishal Dhaka Division *Anta Gharer Maidan → Victoria Park → Bahadur Shah Park *Ayub Nagar → Sher-e-Bangla Nagar *Bagh-e-Badshahi → Shahbag * Bikrampur → Munshiganj *Fatehabad → Faridpur *Jahangir Nagar → Dacca → Dhaka *Ramna Race Course → Suhrawardy Udyan Chattogram Division *Bollua → Noakhali *Chittagong → Chattogram *Daruchini Dwip → Narikel jinjira → St. Martin's Island *Panowa → Palongkee → Cox's Bazar *Sagarnaiya → Chhagalnaiya *Shamshernagar → Feni *Tippera → Roshnabad → Komolangk → Comilla → Cumilla Khulna Division * Baidyanathtala → Mujibnagar * Jessore → Jashore Mymensingh Division * Nasirabad → Mymensingh Rajshahi Division * Bogra → Bogura * Nawabganj → Chapai Nawabganj Sylhet Division * Srihatta → Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guthia Mosque
The Baitul Aman Jame Masjid Complex ( bn, বাইতুল আমান জামে মসজিদ, ar, بيت الأمان جامع مسجد), commonly known as Guthia Mosque ( bn, গুঠিয়া মসজিদ) of Barisal, is a mosque complex of Bangladesh having a land area of 14 acres, comparing to the 8.30 acres land area of the national mosque Baitul Mukarram of the country. The Baitul Aman Jame Masjid Complex consists of a mosque, a large eidgah, a graveyard, three lakes, a madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ... and an orphanage. Established on December 16, 2003, Guthia Mosque is also a tourist spot in Bangladesh. Construction Construction of the mosque complex began on December 16, 2003, under the supervision of SAS Foundation. A small mosq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places Called Venice Of The East ...
The following is an incomplete list of places which have been nicknamed Venice of the East. List See also * Venezuela, country whose name means "Little Venice" * Venice of the North * Little Venice * Paris of the East * Paris of the West * Little Paris References {{reflist, colwidth=30em 20^ Tourist Places in Kerala, India Lists of cities in Asia Venice of the East The following is an incomplete list of places which have been nicknamed Venice of the East. List See also * Venezuela, country whose name means "Little Venice" * Venice of the North * Little Venice Little Venice is a district in West Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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